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The wagon comes trundling along the highway as fast as the furrowed surface will allow. The driver sees you but it is clear that he has no intention of stopping. You draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and transmit a silent command to the horses to slow down and stop. They obey at once and the wagon slows to a halt alongside the grassy verge where you are standing. The driver whips the reins impatiently and shouts at the horse team to move but they do not respond.

‘May I ride aboard with you to Dwala?’ you ask.

‘Not if these nags don’t pick up their hooves and do their job you can’t!’ retorts the leathery-faced driver. He glares at you and then he narrows his eyes.

‘10 Ren,’ he says. ‘10 Ren to the south gate, and no further.’

If you wish to pay the driver 10 Ren (1 Gold Crown) to ride in his wagon to the city’s south gate, turn to 215.

If you do not wish to pay him, or if you have no money, turn to 39.